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Fan-Funding With Jonah Smith, Plus Chris Bell, Stephen Stills, and Manassas Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.20.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

While most of his contemporaries have the fantasy of signing the bottom line of a label contract, Jonah Smith has rejected a record company's offer instead.

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Chairlift's Aaron Pfenning: iPods and Veggie Tacos

Jon Chattman | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Lollapalooza, Chairlift, Ipods, Brooklyn, Boulder, Dixie Gypsy, Singer-Songwriter, New Album, Songs, Bruises, Album Reviews, Lollapalooza 2009 Lineup, Snoop Dogg, Lollapalooza 2009, Songwriting, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

We spent a great deal of time deciding if we wanted to do the iPod commercial and now we're facing forward and making new music, not looking back.

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Nine Questions for Madeleine Peyroux

Michael Bialas | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Singer-Songwriter, Festival, Jazz, Music, Madeleine Peyroux, Concert, Folks Festival, Colorado, Billie Holiday, Steely Dan, Jazz Music, Bob Dylan, Patsy-Cline, Bessie-Smith, Joni Mitchell, Paris-France, Hank Williams, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Born in Athens, Georgia, Peyroux spent her teen years in Paris, where she developed a love for jazz. But there are no musical boundaries for Peyroux.

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WATCH: Pop Music Quiz - Singer-Songwriters

Shawn Amos | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: James Blunt, Singer-Songwriter, Pop Music, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Rhett Miller, Pop Culture, Neil Young, Elton John, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

I met with Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller to test this guy's Pop Culture I.Q. Here's the test I gave him -- five questions about singer-songwriters.

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Internet Famous

Jonathan Coulton | Posted 07.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Singer-Songwriter, Singer, Youtube, Musicians, Pandora, Songwriting, Internet Fame, Internet Music, Podcast, Rock Star, Media News
Jonathan Coulton

Is this poorly-dressed, shaggy fellow a famous rock star, or is he just an unemployed guy in a crappy rock band? They want to know, is it actually my job to be a singer/songwriter?

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I've Just Heard the Future of Singer-Songwriters and Her Name Is...

David Wild | Posted 05.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Singer-Songwriter, Bible Belt, Diane Birch, Music Reviews, Entertainment News
David Wild

Even now as what's left of our music industry evolves into whatever it may soon become, you still hear a rare album that reminds you why albums still exist.

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New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

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HuffPost Reviews: Van Morrison -- Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl / Asa -- Asa

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

With a basic reverence for the original record, Morrison's live arrangements allow for musicians to add new layers of strata though jams, while acknowledging forty years has passed since the original was slated.

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